BRIEF: Biometrics Industry Wheelings and Dealings
The biometrics industry is perhaps one of the most active markets in the world, with a constant stream of activity pertaining to strategic alliances,…
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Signicat Acquires API Solutions Provider Idfy
“With the acquisition of Idfy, we strengthen our ability to execute faster and deliver better digital identity solutions to the market,”- Gunnar Nordseth, CEO,…
Thales Updates Fiscal Prospects After Acquisition of Gemalto
“This acquisition represents a powerful accelerator of the strategy we have been implementing since 2015; by providing a unique range of digital technologies…
SITA’s MEXIA Acquisition to Reinforce Biometric Automation Tech
Airport IT solutions provider SITA has acquired MEXIA Interactive, a passenger analytics specialist. The latter, a private company based in Canada, was founded…
Nuance to Sell Document Imaging Arm, Focus on Voice and AI
Nuance Communications has signed an agreement to sell its Document Imaging division to Kofax, an automation software provider based in California. The deal is…
South Africa’s Competition Commission Grants Clearance For Thales and Gemalto Merger
Just a week after pushing back the anticipated close of their merger deal, Thales and Gemalto have announced that they’ve obtained another regulatory clearance…
Thales and Gemalto Expect Merger Deal to Close in Q1 2019
The leadership at Gemalto and Thales are adjusting their expectations with respect to their proposed merger, announcing that they now expect the deal to close…
HID Global Acquires Crossmatch
“Adding Crossmatch to our company will extend HID’s market leadership in the trusted identity space and allow us to fulfill the promise of biometrics in…
LumenVox, VoiceTrust Announce Merger Under Dutch VC Firm
San Diego-based speech recognition firm LumenVox and Munich-based voice recognition specialist VoiceTrust have merged to form a new company focused on offering…
Thales’ Gemalto Acquisition Cleared by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
“They have also received antitrust clearances from China, Israel, and Turkey; all told, they have received six of the 14 regulatory clearances needed from…